Friday, July 11, 2008

Drug Bust

I particularly enjoy the pretty wedding photo at the forefront of the seized items:

On July 11tth, 2008 at 12:43 PM, the management of the Forest HillsApartments reported that an unknown foul odor had been noticed for the past fewdays coming from somewhere in 12 Melrob Court. After checking all common areas,management gave prior notice to all residents that an individual apartment checkwould be made in attempts to find the source of the odor on July 11th. When theycame to 12 Melrob Court, Apartment # 1, there was no response at the door.

It was evident that someone was inside. Due to concerns for the safety ofall, police were called. Officers could not get a response at the door either.The officers made entry to the apartment and found two people were locked behindan inner door. After a brief hesitation, the subjects heeded orders to come out.During the course of checking the apartment for obvious signs of safety issues,a large amount of marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia was seen in the open.The premises were secured and a search warrant was obtained. Upon serving thesearch warrant, a large amount of marijuana and paraphernalia were seized. Someof it was freshly cultivated. It was also found that a growing room for thepurposes of raising, cultivating, and processing marijuana had been set up in aspare bedroom of the apartment. The drugs and other seized articles are still inthe process of being quantified and catalogued at this time. The two subjectswere arrested. Resident Jonathan David Stievert, 25 is being charged withPossession/Manufacturing of Illegal Drugs and other related offenses. JenniferLynn Wilkins,21, of Waterview Drive in Edgewater is being charged with DrugPossession. She is a former resident of the apartment, who had moved out a fewmonths ago and was apparently there visiting today.